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Originally Posted by Nomake Wan
Actually, Trevor, I was more confused by the statement, "If the VTD clutch does not work, we just have a open center diff that will spin one set of wheels or the other."
So all right, I'm back to my original understanding that there is a fixed mechanical ratio between the front and rear for VTD-4WD. But then what I don't understand is the functioning of the actual clutch mechanism. If the ratio front:rear is mechanical, then where does a clutch fit into that system, and how does it allow for more torque to be transferred to the front differential?
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I'm not sure but I equate it to this;
In a rear wheel drive car with an open rear diff, if one of the wheels has no traction (in the air or on ice) that wheel will spin and the one with traction will do nothing. If you gently apply the brakes that will sometimes provide enough resistance to the spinning wheel to cause the diff to divert power to the wheel with traction.
Is the VTD clutch acting like the brake???